Change of Major Information

Students wanting to declare a major, change a major, add additional majors, or drop a major must complete an Undergraduate Petition to Change Majors form available from the Registrar's Office, Social Ecology Student Services or your undergraduate counseling office. The School of Social Ecology Student Services Office accepts Undergraduate Petitions for Change of Major for the following degrees:

School of Social Ecology

• Criminology, Law and Society (B.A.)
• Psychology and Social Behavior (B.A.)
• Social Ecology (B.A.)

College of Health Sciences

• Public Health Policy (B.A.)
• Public Health Science (B.S.)

Please visit UCI's Change of Major website established by the Division of Undergraduate Education HERE then come in and speak to an academic counselor for guidance. For a printable list of change of major options click HERE.

Change of Major Forms

To apply to any major in the School of Social Ecology or College of Health Sciences, students must complete the following:

• Undergraduate Petition to Change Majors.
• 120 Unit Worksheet - (if applicable) for students with 120 or more completed units wishing to declare, change or add an additional major.
• Double Major Worksheet - (if applicable) for students wishing to add a major and who have less than 120 units.
• Have completed the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement (formerly Subject A) (pre lower-division writing) requirement.
• Have completed the prerequisite courses established by the specific department. Grades must be posted to your transcript.

Please Note: Completion of the change of major requirements does not guarantee acceptance into any major within the School of Social Ecology or the College of Health Sciences. Students enrolled in the Social Ecology (General) major do not have any advantage over other students applying to one of the departmental majors. Courses that satisfy major change requirements must be completed at the time the application is submitted.

If you are unsure of the number of units you have completed, please log in to Student Access and check your "Quarter Units Completed." For more information on the departments within the School of Social Ecology or the Program in Public Health, consult the following websites:

• Department of Criminology, Law and Society
• Department of Environmental Health, Science & Policy
• Department of Psychology and Social Behavior
• Department of Planning, Ploicy and Design
• Program in Public Health